Summary: Set in S4E11 after "Into The Wild." What if Jeremy hadn't been killed? What if Katherine hadn't been in the best shape? What if Jeremy had been too late to tell her that that guy was one of The Five? Different things happen.
It was a beautiful day, as Damon stood in the cave tied with vervain ropes. There was one around his neck and another around his wrists, binding them together. One of The Five had a hold of the other end of the rope, standing a distance away, facing him.632Please respect copyright.PENANAyGxZvsJmRg
"You clearly don't know my friends," Damon said, hearing some rock as someone got ready to enter. Then when he saw Rebekah, he added, "Or my enemies."632Please respect copyright.PENANAhcfiCgU0b1
Damon pulled on the rope until he had all of the rope, and with a little more effort, he managed to get free from the vervained ropes. But the freedom didn't last long, because when Rebekah was down with arrows in her back, he was tied against a wooden post with something that was vervained.632Please respect copyright.PENANAarlv9UINSo
Suddenly, Stefan walked in. Then he and the guy fought. Once the guy was beaten up a little Stefan started to untie the thing from around his neck.632Please respect copyright.PENANA1GglGzzzBK
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.632Please respect copyright.PENANA18JwN1ZQOX
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."632Please respect copyright.PENANAGGUIrlePTn
"Are you sure?"632Please respect copyright.PENANAPtf7jEmX7f
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."632Please respect copyright.PENANAFRhnDdXtak
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.632Please respect copyright.PENANA6mFlzmiY4G
Stefan finished.632Please respect copyright.PENANAJf6afl2rz5
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.632Please respect copyright.PENANAiStHG8TAzd
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.632Please respect copyright.PENANABWTtxH1LDP
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.632Please respect copyright.PENANArBX0LEzKOi
A few moments later, he was finished.632Please respect copyright.PENANAHm3AfGzYPI
He gently rolled her onto her back and then got to his feet, before picking her up in his arms and jumping down into the deeper caves.
It wasn't long before he smelled a familiar scent; he gently layed the Original down before going deeper.632Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZdDJc3hyr
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.632Please respect copyright.PENANAgLNyBHoTNb
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.632Please respect copyright.PENANAIGl0UxL9aw
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"632Please respect copyright.PENANA0iwgHyym4C
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."632Please respect copyright.PENANALYA9O6Kqes
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.632Please respect copyright.PENANALVoiMbE6di
He looked at Elena.632Please respect copyright.PENANAF01lVhtkAw
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."632Please respect copyright.PENANAWLVq8CU69F
Elena vanished.632Please respect copyright.PENANAvQ0F1Q7bMX
Damon went over and gently picked Rebekah up, before vanishing as well.
Katherine through the guy off Jeremy and Jeremy fell on the ground, before he went to check on Bonnie. Then Katherine bit and drank from the guy.632Please respect copyright.PENANAjOy0yRUuqg
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.632Please respect copyright.PENANAvLftlIYrD0
"Bonnie, drink."632Please respect copyright.PENANAcTZrROOIGY
Damon walked in and saw Elena feeding Bonnie her blood, Jeremy a little beaten up, one of The Five dead on the ground, and Katherine feeding Silas her blood. But once she had the cure in hand, she stopped, taking her wrist away.632Please respect copyright.PENANAB03WiNf2Ol
She slowly turned around, back against what Silas lay on. She was weak and was holding on to what he lay on with a hand.632Please respect copyright.PENANAxHSlV1W36Y
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.632Please respect copyright.PENANAMJ2Qe9u0ZU
"Katherine, what happened?"632Please respect copyright.PENANAJLO2LGc0Uf
"I got bitten."632Please respect copyright.PENANAW0Tq4GaSGf
"How long ago?"632Please respect copyright.PENANAkYQodbnMol
"Two hours ago."632Please respect copyright.PENANA3EFiMycKkZ
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.632Please respect copyright.PENANAyDxByZp4lu
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.632Please respect copyright.PENANAyW5uKeaGTB
Jeremy obeyed.632Please respect copyright.PENANAxxEUbuSPM3
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.632Please respect copyright.PENANAwlO8R9dHWl
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.632Please respect copyright.PENANAILsbTl9NGj
Elena put an arm around her, as Katherine put a weak arm around Elena's shoulders.
An hour later Elena, Jeremy, Bonnie, Damon, Katherine, and Rebecca were in a boat.632Please respect copyright.PENANAs6NAVPJWjy
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.632Please respect copyright.PENANAinvdhPmmEe
Rebekah sat up.632Please respect copyright.PENANAmKIt6il92R
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"632Please respect copyright.PENANAFhP0tMsTTR
"I wouldn't call it fun, but you missed everything back there," Elena replied, before explaining to her what happened and what was going on.632Please respect copyright.PENANAEETHHetYNT
Damon hung up.632Please respect copyright.PENANAyMspHeafla
"Stefan's coming."
"Feel free to help out anytime," Caroline said to Klaus, as she and Tyler sat on the couch at Elena's place.632Please respect copyright.PENANAYBcFTSwE6o
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.632Please respect copyright.PENANA562C6wFkKt
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.632Please respect copyright.PENANA1jyHsRsqyT
Katherine collapsed.632Please respect copyright.PENANABsaNOdYHKd
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.632Please respect copyright.PENANA3vp9BilKZc
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.632Please respect copyright.PENANAggePUcOR2r
"Help her," Damon said.632Please respect copyright.PENANAcvxwF7F2zv
"Why?"632Please respect copyright.PENANA8ComXFM3d9
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.632Please respect copyright.PENANALvDdRzHx3x
"Fine. I'll do it."632Please respect copyright.PENANAVSet64m05n
"Thank you."632Please respect copyright.PENANAs8rcEsZ8gi
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.632Please respect copyright.PENANAVxQzuKXhDj
He pulled her gently into his arms and positioned her head back, before biting his wrist and putting it to her lips, making his blood go down her throat.632Please respect copyright.PENANAOz1A2Tg9lS
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.632Please respect copyright.PENANA3KFktOx3yh
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.632Please respect copyright.PENANAHhg5n8FPwO
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."632Please respect copyright.PENANAap04GZ5PuF
Bonnie undid the spell that bound him there. Then, after it was down, she pinned her brother to a wall, still mad at him for daggering her again.632Please respect copyright.PENANAyliLukemWZ
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.632Please respect copyright.PENANAhguNlDDm8n
Everyone watched as she left the house.
Later that night, Katherine lay in Damon's bed in his room with Elena seated at her bedside.632Please respect copyright.PENANA4k7C3hadrf
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."632Please respect copyright.PENANAyp3p6CE21M
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.632Please respect copyright.PENANA8UpAYZ9KEx
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."632Please respect copyright.PENANAQNaP1dudNp
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"632Please respect copyright.PENANAMSY5dW0ZzZ
"My ma' ma."632Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8zQ8uijrt
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.632Please respect copyright.PENANAzVxyf1k09R
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.632Please respect copyright.PENANAUQpemNtDuc
"Thanks, Elena."632Please respect copyright.PENANAPWJ9mHxy6R
"You're welcome."632Please respect copyright.PENANAOL4ab6UrQr
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."632Please respect copyright.PENANA33TOxMhTHX
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.